Purpose: These Duties and Responsibilities are designed to offer criteria for the evaluation of how well a State Chapter is carrying out its responsibilities.

State Chapter Requirements and
Recommendations. The first four items of the following list are required of
each State Chapter and the remaining items are recommendations for each State
Chapter.

Each
State Chapter should:

1.Pay
its affiliate membership when due and payable;

2.Certify
in writing to the USCF Secretary by the authorized date (November 1st)
the Delegate(s) and Alternate(s), who shall be USCF members, and report how
they were selected (i.e., appointed, elected);

4.Have
a formal organizational structure as laid out in bylaws or articles of
association which includes but is not limited to specifying the governing
authority and their selection, meeting schedule and purpose of the State
Chapter, and provide opportunities for membership and participation by all USCF
members residing in the State; Each State Chapter shall submit a copy of their
current bylaws or articles of association, and any amendments, as specified
herein. This may be in written or electronic form. (2017)

5.Directly
sponsor and hold (or arrange for) annual USCF rated Scholastic State High
School, Junior High or Middle School and Elementary School Championships;

6.Directly
sponsor and hold (or arrange for) other chess tournaments throughout the State
and be involved in tournament coordination within the State and with the USCF
Tournament Clearinghouse Representative.
State Chapters are to support chess throughout the state and exhibit
geographical representation in its tournament sponsorship. Examples include but are not limited to
statewide or geographically rotating; Rated Beginner Open tournaments, Senior
tournaments, weekend Swisses, tornados, quads as well as: participation in
National Chess Day Activities, Regional and/or National Championships; (2016)

7.Disseminate
a periodical that serves as a State chess journal preserving a record of chess
activities, promotion events, identifying state officers and, in general,
providing a regular mechanism for communicating with its membership. Examples include but are not limited to:
State Bulletins, Newsletters or Magazines;

8.Promote
and publicize chess activities through various media, including but not limited
to newspaper articles, television and radio coverage, flyers or notices at
libraries, schools and veteran hospitals.
Examples include but are not limited to: chess exhibitions and
simultaneous, tournaments, chess lectures, chess lessons, chess columns and
articles in local and statewide newspapers, chess clubs and meeting lists and
announcements; and

9.Responsibly act in the best interests of its
entire State Chapter membership, encouraging and promoting chess activity
statewide. The State Chapter affirms its
intention to comply with the duties and responsibilities of credentialed State
Chapters. (2010)

10.Designate
a coordinator to promote participation and events for women and girls within
their state. (2016)